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“HONORING ADRIAN J. CYR” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1733 on Nov. 2, 2012.
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HONORING ADRIAN J. CYR
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HON. MICHAEL H. MICHAUD
of maine
in the house of representatives
Friday, November 2, 2012
Mr. MICHAUD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Adrian J. Cyr, who will be celebrating his 100th birthday on November 9, 2012.
I am honored to have the opportunity to share in the celebration of a centenarian. As a devoted family man, a proud veteran, and an entrepreneur, Adrian Cyr can look back on a life well lived.
A native of Van Buren, Adrian began his lifelong dedication to education in a one room school house and went on to study at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. During the Great Depression, he enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps and built roads in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Adrian served in the U.S. Soil Conservation Service to help protect potato fields from wash-outs, and was a certified inspector for the Maine Department of Agriculture. This is all before he began a 34-year career as a licensed water treatment plant operator at Loring Air Force Base in Limestone and as an owner of several local businesses.
Adrian proudly served his country in World War II. On January 26, 1943, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps and after completing Basic Training was assigned to Battery D, 539th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion.
He is beloved by his wife Aurore, whom he married within a year after leaving the Army, as well as the Van Buren and Caribou communities. On November 10, Adrian's family and friends will gather together at the American Legion Post 49 to celebrate this remarkable milestone.
Mr. Speaker, please join me again in congratulating Mr. Cyr on his 100th birthday.
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